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Thai police arrest woman who allegedly seduced and blackmailed Buddhist monks

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then pressured them into making large payments to cover up their intimacy
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A screengrab made from the livestream of Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau holding a press conference in Bangkok, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, about the arrest of a woman involved in a sex scandal that caused several senior monks to leave monk-hood. (Central Investigation Bureau via AP)
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Torrential flooding, rain hit Northeast

More than 50 million Americans across the East coast were hit with torrential downpours and flash floods overnight with New Jersey now under a state of emergency.
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VIDEO: Torrential flooding, rain hit Northeast
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Iraqi oil field on fire after drone strike during attacks in Kurdish region

An oil field was set on fire after a drone strike in Iraq's Dohuk province, in the Kurdish region
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Russia 'didn’t care' about Trump's weapons for Ukraine, tariff threats, official says

The president on Monday announced new plans to provide Kyiv with military aid.
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President Donald Trump is pictured in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 2025.
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Eiffel Tower lit up in Bastille Day firework, drone show

A drone and firework show lights up the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France during Bastille Day celebrations.
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VIDEO: Eiffel Tower lit up in Bastille Day firework, drone show
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Hong Kong plans to regulate Uber and other online ride-hailing services

The Hong Kong government has proposed new regulations for ride-hailing services like Uber
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FILE - Impounded vehicles meant for Uber service, center, are parked behind a police cordon line at a police station in Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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Equatorial Guinea urges UN to block the sale of a Paris mansion seized by France

Equatorial Guinea has accused France of "neo-colonial" behavior in a legal battle over a luxury mansion in Paris
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FILE - Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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India orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

India's aviation regulator has ordered airlines to inspect fuel control switches on certain Boeing models
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GHF unveils new 'flag system' at aid site in southern Gaza

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced changes at its Khan Younis center.
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A boy stands near a destroyed mobile water cistern that was hit by Israeli bombardment in the Nuseirat camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip, July 14, 2025.
July 15

Tesla debuts in India with upscale showroom launch in Mumbai

Tesla has opened its first showroom in India, marking the electric vehicle maker’s long-anticipated debut in the world’s third-biggest automotive market
July 15
Policemen stand guard as a three-wheeler auto-rickshaw drives past India's first Tesla showroom to be inaugurated in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
July 15

Rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

A music festival in Utsjoki, Finland, brings Sámi culture to the spotlight under the midnight sun
July 15
Artist Yungmiqu performs at the Loktafeasta rap festival in Utsjoki village, north of the Arctic circle, Finland, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Tommi Ojala)
July 15

Rescuers search for 11 missing after speedboat capsized in western Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 11 people, including three children, still missing after a speedboat capsized during a storm the previous day off Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands
July 15
In this undated photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, a rescuer uses a torch light to search for survivors after a boat capsized on July 14, leaving a number of people missing, in the waters of Sipora Strait in Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. (BASARNAS via AP)
July 15

Bangladesh struggles to contain the fallout of an uprising that toppled its leader

Bangladesh was at the precipice of charting a new beginning last year after its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was removed from power in a student-led uprising
July 15
FILE - Protesters celebrate at the Parliament House premise after news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Tuj Johora, File)
July 15

Sycamore Gap vandals face their fate in English court for felling beloved tree

Two men face sentencing for cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree near Hadrian's Wall in northern England
July 15
FILE - Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, shining over the Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, July 3, 2016. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)/PA via AP)
July 14

Daredevils run with charging bulls at centuries-old festival in Spain

ABC News' Ines De La Cuetara takes us to Pamplona, Spain, as she talks to bull runners about why the partake in the infamous Running of the Bulls each morning at the centuries-old San Fermín festival.
July 14
VIDEO: Daredevils run with charging bulls at centuries-old festival in Spain
July 14

Trump sending new weapons to Ukraine, threatens 'severe tariffs' against Russia

Trump also announced an agreement with NATO regarding weapons to assist Ukraine.
July 14
Donald Trump greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
July 14

Japan not planning reciprocal tariffs in response to Trump threats, official says

Trump has threatened 25% tariffs on all Japanese exports.
July 14
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from reporters about the U.S. tariff hikes at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 8, 2025.
July 14

4 passengers, believed to be foreign nationals, killed in London plane crash

The crash occurred at approximately 4 p.m. local time on Sunday, officials said.
July 14
SOUTHEND, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: A general view of a quiet London Southend Airport after Ryanair announced its withdrawal on August 10, 2021 in Southend, England. The airport's owners have confirmed that Ryanair is to withdraw its services and close its commercial base at Southend airport from November 1st as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes after EasyJet pulled out of the airport less than a year ago. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)
July 14

Huge military parade in Paris to mark Bastille Day

French troops, as well as a range of military hardware, paraded down and flew over the Champs-Élysées to mark Bastille Day.
July 14
VIDEO: Huge military parade in Paris to mark Bastille Day
July 14

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July 14
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
July 14

German customs show tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes after smuggling bust

Customs officials have released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in western Germany
July 14
This photo dated June 18, 2025 and provided by the main customs office Cologne, shows plastic containers holding young tarantulas that had been hidden in chocolate sponge-cake boxes shipped to Cologne Bonn airport, western Germany. (Haupzollamt Koeln via AP)
July 14

Kosovo fighter's sentence cut despite court upholding convictions for murder, torture

A European Union-backed court has upheld convictions against former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Pjetër Shala for murder, torture and arbitrary detention
July 14
FILE - Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member Pjeter Shala attends his trial as judges at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers will hand down a judgment in The Hague, Netherlands, July 16 2024. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool photo via AP, File)
July 14

Photos show Bastille Day celebrations in France

PARIS (AP) — France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday with parades, fireworks, and festivities. The holiday marks the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution. This year, Indonesia was the guest of honor, with its troops joining the parade and deals for French military equipment expected. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
July 14
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, with Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Thierry Burkhard, standing right, drives down the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
July 14

3 brothers attempt world-record rowing trip across the Pacific

The Maclean brothers from Scotland are rowing to fundraise for clean-water projects in Madagascar.
July 14
The Maclean brothers from Scotland are rowing to fundraise for clean-water projects in Madagascar.
July 14

Police detain 8 people after anti-migrant clashes in Spanish town

At least eight people have been detained following violent clashes in the southeastern Spanish town of Torre-Pacheco
July 14
Local police officers and Spanish civil guard agents take positions during the disturbances in Torre Pacheco, eastern Spain, Friday, July 12, 2025. (Martín C./Europa Press via AP)
July 14

Cambodia will start military conscription next year as tensions with Thailand persist

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet says his country will implement military conscription starting next year
July 14
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet delivers a speech during ceremony to put in used the military building in northern Kampong Chhnang province, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AKP via AP)
July 14

A Berlin doctor goes on trial, accused of murdering 15 patients

A German doctor has gone on trial in Berlin, accused of murdering 15 patients who were under palliative care
July 14
From left, defendant lawyers Klaudia Dawidowic, Ria Halbritter and Christoph Stoll, presiding judge Sylvia Busch, center, and public prosecutor Philipp Meyhöfer, second right, as a doctor has gone on trial over the alleged murder of 15 patients under palliative care, at Berlin Regional Court, Germany, Monday July 14, 2025. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
July 14

Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from central Hanoi over pollution concerns

Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles in the heart of Hanoi starting July 2026, aiming to cut air pollution and move toward cleaner transport
July 14
FILE - People wearing face masks wait at a traffic signal in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
July 14

Philippine defense chief renounced Maltese citizenship before appointment, dept says

The Philippine Defense Department says Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. renounced his Maltese citizenship and disclosed it to Filipino authorities before taking office
July 14
FILE - Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. gestures as he answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press at the Department of National Defense headquarters in Quezon city, Philippines, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
July 14

Fireworks, warplanes and axes: How France celebrates Bastille Day

France celebrates Bastille Day on Monday with parades, fireworks, and festivities nationwide
July 14
French troops march on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
July 14

Trump envoy arrives in Kyiv as US pledges Patriot missiles to Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, arrived in Kyiv on Monday
July 14
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 14

European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after surprise 30% tariffs from Trump

European trade ministers are meeting in Brussels after U.S. President Donald Trump announced 30% tariffs on the European Union
July 14
Containers are piled up at a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
July 14

Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces clash with Druze militias

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias
July 14
Syrian government security forces gather on the outskirts of Sweida province where clashes erupted between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans, southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Malek Khattab)
July 14

The reconstruction of Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange takes shape after a destructive fire

The multistage restoration of Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange is taking shape 15 months after a fire destroyed more than half of the 400-year-old building
July 14
Section of the roof of the fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange building is covered with new coppersmiths in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
July 13

Trump to make unprecedented second state visit to UK in September

U.S. President Donald Trump will make an unprecedented second state visit to the U.K. between Sept. 17 and 19 when he will be hosted by King Charles II and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle
July 13
FILE - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, hands an invitation from King Charles III for a second state visit to President Donald Trump at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool via AP, File)
July 13

Platypus tests out new pool at conservation center

A platypus at Australia's Healesville Sanctuary had the chance to try out a pool recently installed as part of a new platypus conservation center at the zoo.
July 13
VIDEO: Platypus tests out new pool at conservation center
July 13

Small plane 'collision' at London Southend Airport

Essex Police said they are on the scene after a "serious incident" occurred at London Southend Airport on Sunday.
July 13
VIDEO: Small plane 'collision' at London Southend Airport
July 13

Cameroon's 92-year-old president seeks 8th term amid health rumors and political challenges

Cameroon's 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, announces he will seek an eighth term in October's elections
July 13
FILE - Cameroon President Paul Biya delivers a speech during a ceremony at the Boulouris National Cemetery in Boulouris-sur-Mer, south eastern France, Aug. 15, 2024. (Christophe Simon, Pool via AP, File)
July 13

'Most beautiful heart': 12-year-old among dead after IDF airstrike near refugee camp

Among the victims is a 12-year-old boy who was in line to collect water.
July 13
A Palestinian boy inspects the site of an Israeli strike that killed Palestinians, gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025.
July 13

South African president suspends police minister and launches probe

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and announced an investigation into allegations that he has been colluding with criminal syndicates
July 13
FILE - South Africa's Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, center, visits an abandoned gold mine where miners are rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
July 13

Ecuador offers $100,000 reward for information on lawmaker accused of raping a minor

Ecuador’s government is offering a $100,000 reward for information on a lawmaker whom authorities accused of raping a minor
July 13
July 13

French President Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in next two years

French President Emmanuel Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in additional military spending over the next two years
July 13
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the army leaders flanked by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, left, and Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu at the Hotel le Brienne, Sunday, July 13, 2025, ahead of the Bastille Day parade in Paris. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP)
July 13

Nigeria's ex-president Buhari dies at 82

Nigeria’s former president, Muhammed Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president has died aged 82
July 13
July 13

At Pamplona's San Fermín festival, a tiny minority of women run with bulls

Women are a tiny minority but they are increasingly joining the famous bull runs at Spain's San Fermín Festival in Pamplona
July 13
Bull-runner Paula Lopez poses for a portrait during the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
July 13

Moscow 'intensifying its terror,' Zelenskyy says, amid nightly drone attacks

Russia launched more than 1,800 drones in the last seven days, Ukraine said.
July 13
This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service on July 13, 2025, shows firefighters working to extinguish a fire at the site of a burnt private house following a Russian guided aerial bomb attack in Velykomykhaylivka village, Dnipropetrovsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
July 13

Ukraine's security agency says it killed Russian agents suspected of gunning down its officer

Ukraine's security agency says it has killed Russian agents suspected of assassinating a senior officer in Kyiv
July 13
People look at a damaged residential building following Russian air attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)
July 13

Shooter in Austria kills man and wounds woman before taking his own life, police say

Police in Austria say a man was fatally shot and a woman seriously wounded south of Vienna
July 13
July 13

Pope celebrates Mass in parish church with special ties to his Augustinian order

Pope Leo XIV has called for compassion for the poor, victims of tyranny, and those affected by wars
July 13
Faithful wait in front of the Pontifical palace in Castel Gandolfo where Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver the Angelus prayer in his summer retreat, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
July 13

Nearly 800 deaths near food aid sites in Gaza as hospitals face shortages

The UN said at least 798 people have been killed trying to access aid sites.
July 13
Palestinians react as they ask for food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City, July 7, 2025.
July 13

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits China to strengthen trade relations

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has kicked off a visit to China meant to shore up relations between the two countries
July 13
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping attends an event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)